Birthday Girl!!

Happy Birthday Norma Jean! Today you are one year old and don't look a day over 7 (in dog years). To celebrate her special day we took her to all her favorite places and she did all her favorite things.

First, we let her play in the yard for an hour with her friend Sadie. After that she was thoroughly tuckered out, and took a Norma sized "dog nap" on the couch. Like any good pet parents we used the opportunity to sneak out and try the coffee at a new cafe in town. It was yummy! When we got back, we took Norma Jean to the bark park where she met up with her friend Greg and together they ran out some doggie energy. After nearly freezing to death, we gathered up the birthday dog and headed to "doggie heaven". The local pet store workers love it when we bring Norma in, and today was no different. They showered her with dog treats and she loved all the attention! We each wanted to pick out a present for her, so as we took them off of the shelf, we put them in front of her, looking for the Norma sniff of approval.

This evening, Kevin and I gave NJ her birthday presents. I got her a doughnut shaped tennis ball, and Kevin got her a squeaky stuffed chicken and bone. Kevin thought that it was important that she get the opportunity to blow out a candle so he made her a little peanut butter "cake" with a candle stuck in the middle. Needless to say, dogs don't know how to blow out candles, she almost burned her nose off...

If you haven't already noticed, Kevin and I are a little dog crazy... We just love her so much! Here are some pics and videos of the action.